What is the Least Common Multiple of 96830 and 96844?

Least common multiple or lowest common denominator (lcd) can be calculated in two way; with the LCM formula calculation of greatest common factor (GCF), or multiplying the prime factors with the highest exponent factor.

Least Common Multiple of 96830 and 96844 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 96830 and 96844, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(96830,96844) = 2
LCM(96830,96844) = ( 96830 × 96844) / 2
LCM(96830,96844) = 9377404520 / 2
LCM(96830,96844) = 4688702260

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 96830 and 96844 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 96830 and 96844. First we will calculate the prime factors of 96830 and 96844.

Prime Factorization of 96830

Prime Factorization of 96844

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 96830 and 96844.

LCM(96830,96844) = 2² × 5¹ × 23¹ × 421¹ × 11¹ × 31¹ × 71¹
LCM(96830,96844) = 4688702260